Chicagoland News
Guilty plea likely from Crestwood mayor in red-light camera corruption probe
Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta was charged with bribery, tax crimes, and lying to agents.
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Chicagoland News
Indiana school shooter lockdown was false alarm
St. John Police Chief Steve Flores didn't fault the student for calling 911 although he said he would look into why emergency dispatchers broadcast to officers that it was an active shooting.
Preps
Week 3: Illinois High School Football Top 10 Poll
With two games down, here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class.
Chicagoland News
Illinois AG probes Joliet police force after 2020 death
Illinois Attorney General, Kwame Raoul, cautioned it isn't a criminal investigation. The civil investigation was requested in June 2020 by Joliet's mayor and council members about five months after the death of 37-year-old Eric Lurry.
White Sox
White Sox beat A's 6-3; Oakland drops fourth straight game
Eloy Jiménez left the game with a bruised right knee after sliding into home in the fifth. He is day to day.
Illinois News
Former US Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, 90, dead from dementia
Stevenson is survived by his wife, Nancy; two sons, Adlai IV and Warwick; two brothers, John and Borden; and nine grandchildren.
Chicagoland News
Brookfield Zoo vaccinating animals against COVID-19
Similar shots have started at the Detroit Zoo and other zoos in the U.S. Like humans, the animals will get two doses three weeks apart.
News
Sheriff: Chicago woman missed flight and falsely said bomb on plane
The plane was already taxiing out to the runway but had not taken off when it was rerouted.
News
2 men drown in Lake Michigan in Michigan over weekend
The victims included a 30-year-old Chicago man and a 67-year-old Michigan man.
Chicagoland News
Man who fled to Poland in '95 convicted in Illinois crash
Marek Josko, 67, was sent back to the U.S. in 2020. He was convicted last week in Lake County after a four-day trial.
Bears
Bears' Allen Robinson: Motivation's same despite no multiyear deal
Since arriving 3 years ago, Allen Robinson has been a consummate professional and, going into Week 1 of a new season, that's not about to change.
U.S. News
‘The Wire’, 'Boardwalk Empire' actor Michael K. Williams found dead in NYC apartment
Williams, 54, was found dead in the living room of his Kent Avenue penthouse by his nephew, sources said.